This Civil Construction project widened Brighton Blvd from Race Street to 44th Street adjacent to the Nation Western Stock Show (NWSS). Excavation and grading work included 6,472 CY of unclassified excavation and an additional 2,430 CY of Structure Excavation and Class 1 Backfill. Piped sewer work included 3,265 LF of new storm drain ranging from 72-inch RPC pipe to 15-inchRCP pipe to connect the Montclair Drainage outfall to the new outlet under the BNSF and RTD mainline tracks. Storm Drainage work also included the installation of 37 new cast-in-place manholes and inlets. Sewer and waterline work included the relocation of 600 LF of 21-inch Sanitary Sewer and 420 LF of 12” and 6” ductile iron waterline. Open Channel work included the construction of 2,590 LF of new Street Side Stormwater Planters that treated the onsite stormwater prior to discharge to the storm drain. Concrete roadway paving work included the removal and widening of the existing roadway, grading, and PCCP paving the widened roadway. This work included 13,642 SY of new PCCP roadway including paving through active intersections. Bridge construction included the removal/demo of the existing structure over Race Court with a new 93-Foot-long 63-Foot wide precast girder bridge, 642 CY of Concrete Class D (Bridge) including decorative bridge rail, monuments, and abutment walls. Other work included new curb and gutter, sidewalk and permeable pavers with decorative lighting and planter finishes.
Background
Mayor Michael Hancock created the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC) in 2013 to align six major redevelopment projects in the River North, Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhoods. Those projects include the I-70 east redevelopment; River North/South Platte; 3 transit lines/4 stations; Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhood plans; Brighton Boulevard; and the National Western Center.
The vision drew one step closer to fruition in November with the completion of the Brighton Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project from 44th Avenue to Race Court. This stretch of Brighton runs adjacent to the redevelopment of the National Western Center (NWC) and it opened in time for the National Western
Stock Show & Rodeo in January 2020.
Project Benefits
The overall goal for the investment in Brighton Boulevard was to convert a historic back door into a new front door to welcome those visiting Denver. The first phases of Brighton Boulevard reconstructed the roadway to facilitate access to Downtown Denver by providing defined roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian use areas. This project specifically focused on extending the multimodal corridor to help residents and visitors access the NWC area, and creates connections to significant destinations such as the National Western Center and the Denver Coliseum. In addition to the multi-modal aspect of the project, the design includes a flex lane that can be converted from its normal parking operation to a travel lane during large events. This marks the last segment needed to connect these destinations
to RTD’s North-Metro Commuter Rail Line at the NWC Station, and it offers Denver’s first fully protected bike lane intersection at the intersection of 47th and Brighton Boulevard.
